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Associated Press Kodak products are displayed in a store in Brunswick, Maine. Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it seeks to boost its cash position and stay in business.
Kodak files for bankruptcy protection
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kodak’s moment has come and gone. The glory days, when Eastman Kodak Co. ruled the world of film photography, lasted for over a century. Then came a stunning reversal of fortun...
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Layoff, inflation news fuels optimism
WASHINGTON — The economy is off to a fast start in 2012. The outlook for hiring has brightened as applications for unemployment benefits near a four-year low. Adding to the optimism, inflatio...
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Exxon reaches settlement
BILLINGS, Mont. — Exxon Mobil agreed Thursday to pay $1.6 million in penalties to the state of Montana over water pollution caused by a pipeline break last summer that fouled dozens of miles of sho...
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Legislature Briefs
Kentucky jobless rate hits 3-year low at 9.1 percent FRANKFORT — Kentucky is reporting that the state unemployment rate fell to 9.1 percent in December, a three-year low. The Office of Employ...
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Lawmakers hear race industry back casino games
FRANKFORT — Racing industry spokesmen told a House committee Wednesday that Kentucky’s horse industry is in crisis and casino-style gambling at race tracks could help it. Democratic state Rep. S...
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Associated Press House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (right) of Virginia and Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday in Washington to discuss President Barack Obama's decision to halt the Keystone XL pipeline.
Obama rejects oil pipeline — for now
WASHINGTON — In a politically explosive decision, President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected plans for a massive oil pipeline through the heart of the United States, ruling there was not enough t...
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No Wikipedia? What if the web went down?
WASHINGTON — If a day without Wikipedia was a bother, think bigger. In this plugged-in world, we would barely be able to cope if the entire Internet went down in a city, state or country for a day ...
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BMW recalling Minis due to faulty pumps
PORTLAND, Ore. — BMW of North America is voluntarily recalling nearly 89,000 Mini vehicles because of a water pump malfunction that could cause a fire. The company says in a regulatory filing Mo...
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Cyber attack hits shoe retailer Zappos.com
LOS ANGELES — Zappos.com, a shoe website, was the victim of a cyber attack that exposed customer information on the company’s internal network and systems, Chief Executive Tony Hsieh said in an ema...
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Wikipedia considering blackout to protest legislation
Wikipedia may black out its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced on Twitter Monday that the popular commu...
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